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Making Sense: Harnessing Communication through Prototyping

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Making Sense: Harnessing Communication through Prototyping. / Rodgers, Paul Anthony; Innella, Giovanni.
In: The Design Journal, Vol. 20, No. Suppl. 1, 06.09.2017, p. S1154-S1166.

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Rodgers, PA & Innella, G 2017, 'Making Sense: Harnessing Communication through Prototyping', The Design Journal, vol. 20, no. Suppl. 1, pp. S1154-S1166. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1353058

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Rodgers PA, Innella G. Making Sense: Harnessing Communication through Prototyping. The Design Journal. 2017 Sept 6;20(Suppl. 1):S1154-S1166. doi: 10.1080/14606925.2017.1353058

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Rodgers, Paul Anthony ; Innella, Giovanni. / Making Sense : Harnessing Communication through Prototyping. In: The Design Journal. 2017 ; Vol. 20, No. Suppl. 1. pp. S1154-S1166.

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